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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Grass Valley.
- People are 20.7% more likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 8.0 years younger in South Lake Tahoe.
 Grass Valley, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201012,876  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 19909,048  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now41.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area5.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grass Valley, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Grass Valley, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White78.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grass Valley, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population35.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married28.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed14.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households6,495  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,605  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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